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WorksheetsAct IV: Test Questions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What causes Othello to fall into an epileptic trance (fit) in Act IV, scene 1?
The sight of Iago physically fighting Cassio.
Iago describing Cassio's alleged intimate knowledge of Desdemona.
Desdemona publicly begging Othello to forgive Cassio.
The shock of reading a false letter from the Duke.
While Othello is in his trance, Iago instructs Cassio to discuss his relationship with whom?
Desdemona (to make Othello believe the conversation is about her).
Bianca (to mock her affections for him).
Emilia (to discuss Iago's plans).
Lodovico (to discuss Venetian politics).
What happens when Bianca appears and throws the handkerchief back at Cassio?
She reveals she knows about Cassio's affair with Desdemona.
She admits she stole the handkerchief from Desdemona.
She demands Cassio marry her immediately.
She accuses him of getting it from another woman (which Othello interprets as proof of Cassio's relationship with Desdemona).
In Act IV, Othello is instructed by a Venetian delegation led by Lodovico to do what?
Prepare for an immediate return to Venice.
Relinquish command to Cassio.
Arrest Iago for treason.
Write a formal apology to Brabantio.
True or False: In front of Lodovico, Othello publicly strikes Desdemona.
True
False
True or False: Emilia immediately suspects that Iago is responsible for convincing Othello that Desdemona is unfaithful.
True
False
True or False: Desdemona sings the "Willow Song," which she learned from her maid, to express her sadness about Othello's change.
True
False
Identify the speaker of the following line: “But I do think it is their husbands’ faults / If wives do fall.”
Othello
Iago
Emilia
Desdemona
Identify the speaker of the following line: “When I have plucked the rose, I cannot give it vital growth again; It must needs wither!”
Othello
Iago
Emilia
Cassio
Identify the speaker of the following line: “If I do die before thee, prithee shroud me / In one of those same sheets.”
Emilia
Iago
Cassio
Desdemona
Who is fatally wounded in the skirmish that Iago organizes in Act V, scene 1?
Roderigo is killed, and Cassio is wounded in the leg.
Cassio is killed, and Roderigo is wounded in the shoulder.
Iago is killed, and Cassio is wounded in the chest.
Montano is killed, and Iago is wounded in the hand.
What is the reason Othello gives Desdemona for killing her?
He wants her to confess her sin of adultery, so her soul may be saved.
He wants to make an example of her for all disobedient wives.
He blames her for the death of Roderigo.
He wants to prove his loyalty to the state of Venice.
How does Emilia realize that Iago is the villain?
Iago confesses his plot to her in private.
She sees the physical proof of his forged letters.
She hears Othello mention the handkerchief and pieces together Iago's role.
She sees Iago stab Roderigo.
After the truth is revealed and Othello realizes his mistake, how does he die?
He is arrested by Lodovico and sentenced to death.
He is killed by Iago in a final struggle.
He stabs himself with a hidden weapon (a Turkish sword).
He dies of a broken heart next to Desdemona.
True or False: Desdemona tells Emilia that Othello killed her, before she dies.
True
False
True or False: Before he is killed by Iago, Roderigo reveals the entire plot to Cassio.
True
False
True or False: Cassio confirms the entire plot, including the misuse of the handkerchief, after Iago's pockets are searched.
True
False
Identify the speaker: “Demand me nothing. What you know, you know. From this time forth I never will speak word.”
Othello
Iago
Cassio
Roderigo
Identify the speaker: “Then must you speak of one that loved not wisely, but too well; Of one not easily jealous, but, being wrought, Perplexed in the extreme; of one whose hand, Like the base Judean, threw a pearl away, Richer than all his tribe..”
Othello
Iago
Cassio
Roderigo
Identify the speaker: “O, the more angel she, And you the blacker devil!”
Othello
Iago
Cassio
Emilia